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. 2022 Aug 25;50(1):61–66. doi: 10.1007/s00259-022-05947-x

Table 1.

Ethical standards to be followed when evaluating and developing AI in nuclear medicine (adapted from Currie et al.)

1 Beneficence, i.e. common good
2 Non-maleficence, i.e. do no harm
3 Fairness and justice, i.e. equal opportunity and access
4 Safety, i.e. for the patient
5 Reliability, i.e. accuracy and reproducibility in clinical practice
6 Security, i.e. for the data
7 Privacy and confidentiality of data
8 Mitigation of bias, i.e. fair and evidence-based clinical validation
9 Transparency and visibility, i.e. to the patients and community
10 Explainability and comprehensibility
11 Human values: human-in-the-loop process incorporated
12 Autonomy, judgement, and decision-making: human-in-the-loop process
13 Collegiality, i.e. multidisciplinary involvement and commitment
14 Accountability, i.e. among stakeholders
15 Governance, i.e. framework to ensure compliance
16 Inclusiveness, i.e. empowerment of all stakeholders